It has been quite a while since I posted anything in this blog. Things have not been good at present. The new house is still not ready and we have found major damp in two rooms of our temporary accommodation (my late grandfather's bungalow). Stress levels are at an all time high and have led to some careless and costly errors which readers of the Early Riser's thread will be well aware of. I don't want to repeat myself but will say that all the trouble has kept me away from working too much on the show. I have even struggled to get leaflets out to some events.

However during the recent half term holiday I have managed to sit down and start to piece together the Weston 2014 show. At present the layout count stands at 14 with several of these having featured on RMWeb, or are owned by RMWeb members. With "Up the Line", "Wheel lock Mill", "Weyburn Road", "Forster Street" and "Skaleby West" all definitely attending along with one of Jim Read's layouts the show is already set to feature 6 RMWeb layouts. Not quite a second RMWeb Live event but we are certainly are doing the website proud! I am waiting to hear from another member who I contacted recently. Anyone else up for it?

One disappointment was the news that the Belper Modular layout has had to pull out. Its owner has decided to dismantle his modules and start a new retirement project. He is still going to help out on the day and is likely to be deployed on car park duties and as a relief operator on Skaleby West.

Recently I joined the Mickleover Model Railway Group and at least one fellow member has put their layout forward and another is keen to attend so that should help push the layout total towards my target of 20 layouts.

The layout

I have now started a separate Skaleby West layout thread in the layout's section as I want to separate the layout from the show. Currently the model remains stored until our house move. It is due to attend Weston 2014 and is available for other events.

Until next time...